C# : The type or namespace name `Dictionary' could not be found

Hi,
I'm trying to create a script to update my scores (two TEXT objects, not GUIText).
I tried to use a Dictionary to call these TEXT objects by name.
here is my code:

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using UnityEngine.UI;
3. using System.Collections;
4. using System.Collections.Generic;
5.  
6. public class Score : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     public int p1Score = 0;                    // The player1's score.
9.     public int p2Score = 0;                    // The player2's score.
10.     private int maxScore = 10;
11.     Dictionary<string,Text> myScores = new Dictionary<string,Text >();
12.  
13.  
14.  
15.     void Start()
16.     {
17.         GameObject canvas = GameObject.Find("Canvas");
18.         Text[] texts = canvas.GetComponentsInChildren<Text>();
19.         myScores = GetTextObjects (texts);
20.     }
21.  
22.  
23.     void Update ()
24.     {
25.         // Set the score text.
26.         myScores["P1Score"].text = "Player 1: " + p1Score.ToString ();
27.         myScores["P2Score"].text = "Player 2: " + p2Score.ToString ();
28.      
29.         // If a player wins
30.         //if((p1Score == maxScore)||(p2Score == maxScore))
31.             // ... end the game
32.  
33.     }
34.     private Dictionary GetTextObjects(Text[] txt)
35.     {
36.  
37.         Dictionary txtDic = new Dictionary <string, Text>();
38.         txtDic.Add ("P1Score", txt[0]);
39.         txtDic.Add ("P2Score", txt[1]);
40.         return txtDic;
41.     }
42.  
43. }
44.  

The problem is that I get the following error on Unity (ver. 5.1.2f1):
Score.cs(34,17): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `Dictionary' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?

I think I have declared using System.Collections.Generic namespace. What am I doing wrong?

Note: I have simplified the code here, I know I should check for Text[] length or it being non-null before using it. or using exception handling or other measures.
Thanks in advance,
Kaveh

 

Line 34. There is no such type as a dictionary. You need to type return value to a Dictionary <SomeType, SomeOtherType>.

There are other ways to appoach this as well, like using a generic or returning an interface.

 

Thanks, it did resolve my problem

 

I'm having the same kind of problem, but it's with KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>. This is strange because I have been using KeyValuePairs pairs in the past. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I'm using the 2019 beta?